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Discover LudwigThe phrase "modest clothes" is correct and can be used in written English.
It refers to clothing that is not revealing or flashy, but instead is more conservative or simple in style. Example: She always dresses in modest clothes, such as knee-length skirts and high-necked blouses, to adhere to her religious beliefs.
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Women must wear "modest" clothes; male first- and second-year students must shave every day.
The high styling of relatively modest clothes like a faded plaid blouse with a brooch and a jaunty brocade skirt suggested a black aesthetic.
If people are responsible for sexual assault, well, the power lies with them to just wear "modest clothes" and avoid behaviours which "entice" rapists.
Take Nafisa Bakkar, 23, a Muslim who struggled to find stylish, modest clothes as a student studying natural sciences at University College London.
There, businessmen and tourists avert their eyes as young Roma male prostitutes jostle with Tunisian female prostitutes and underage Muslim and black bandes de filles (girl gangs) from the poor suburbs come into Paris, changing out of their modest clothes on the trains, to meet boys and shoplift.
You can also follow Ms. Horyn on Twitter at MARC JACOBS is again in the running for women's designer of the year from the Council of Fashion Designers of America, and top accessory maker as well; his fall collection of beautiful and modest clothes makes him deserving.
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Many of the Instagrammers with large followings get asked by modest clothing brands to promote their products – either in exchange for free clothes or for a fee.
Just wear modest clothing or modest swimwear.
Today, Zahra says, "they just snap a few pictures [of the arrestees] and let them go" after calling in a relative to bring a change of [more "modest"] clothes.
The women photographed stand level with the camera, dressed in modest, everyday clothes ― perhaps what they'd wear on the job.
In Judaism, there are Halakha laws regarding modest female clothes – those are easy to observe while still being up to date and fashionable as possible.
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